Blimey, we're in the papers

Thanks to Mike Southon of the North Devon Journal for printing a picture of me with two other galahs who I see around the house occasionally.

In case you haven't got your reading glasses handy, it says:

A collie cross called Chloe has "written" a book on her adventures from Australia to Holsworthy.

Home Thoughts On Abroad chronicles the 11-year-old dog's journey to England after spending seven years living on a five-acre home in Western Australia.

Her owners, Malcolm and Jeanette Orr, returned to North Devon after 27 years in Australia because of family reasons.

They kept in touch with friends down under who had looked after Chloe during her six months quarantine through a series of letters written from their pet's perspective.

Malcolm said: "The book comprises a series of letters, ostensibly written by her, which from the dog's perspective, tell friends back in Australia of her personal experiences, and of our joint efforts to settle back into a new and very different life here.

"I did not set out to write the letters with a book in mind, but as a means of keeping in touch with some very good friends."

The Red Arrow book, Home Thoughts On Abroad, was published by Austin & Macauley this week.

WRITE STUFF: Malcolm and Jeanette Orr with their dog Chloe.

Picture: Mike Southon. To order this photograph call 0844 4060 269 and quote Ref: BNMS20120131E-002_C